New Franklin compared to Ohio state average: 1  Unemployed percentage significantly below state average. 2  Black race population percentage significantly below state average. 3  Median age above state average. 4  Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Green plants provide beta-carotene, which provides vitamin A to a goat's diet. Boer goats store vitamin A in the liver, using the reserved vitamin when lacking greens in the diet. Vitamin D is absorbed through the skin of the goat while being outdoors. Sun-cured hay is a good source of providing vitamin D in the diet.
Copper is another mineral that is essential for your goats. Copper is usually added to their feed as well as in their loose minerals. Even with these fortification most goats will need supplementation in the form of a copper bolus.